Nib sugar

Nib sugar (also pearl sugar and hail sugar) is a product of refined white sugar. The sugar is very coarse, hard, opaque white, and does not melt at temperatures typically used for baking. The product usually is made by crushing blocks of white sugar, then sifting to obtain fragments of a given diameter. The sugar may also be made in an extrusion process.

Swedish cinnamon bun with crushed nib sugar
Italian Easter cake Colomba di Pasqua with extruded nib sugar

It is known as pärlsocker (pearl sugar) in Sweden, and as perlesukker in other Scandinavian countries. In Finland it is called raesokeri ("hailstone sugar") or rarely helmisokeri (also pearl sugar).

In Nordic countries, pärlsocker is used extensively to decorate various pastries and confections, cookies, especially on top of plain Swedish bulle or Finnish pulla[1] cakes, muffins[2] and buns, such as kanelbullar (cinnamon buns) and chokladbollar.

In Germany it is known as Hagelzucker and traditionally used on Christmas cookies and cinnamon buns.

In Belgium, it is used in Liège waffles, while in Friesland it is used in sûkerbôle[3] (sugar bread).

In France, it is often used on chouquettes.

References
  1. "Mrs. Claus' Cookbook – Swedish Pepparkakor". northpole.com.
  2. recep bananmuffins med pärlsocker (recipe for banana muffins with pearl sugar)
  3. "Nutrisystem Coupons and Favorite Foods". applepiepatispate.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-07.
  • Media related to Nib sugar at Wikimedia Commons
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